they had anticipated
Past perfect they conjugation of anticipate.

anticipate

Most patients report that they were much more comfortable following the procedure than they had anticipated.
La plupart des patients ont déclaré que l'intervention était beaucoup plus facile à supporter qu'ils ne l'avaient imaginé.
Most patients report that they were much more comfortable following the procedure than they had anticipated.
La plupart des patients ont déclaré que l’intervention était beaucoup plus facile à supporter qu’ils ne l’avaient imaginé.
This will have a major impact on their completion strategies, under which they had anticipated a downsizing during the second half of the biennium 2008-2009.
Ceci aura des conséquences notables sur la phase finale de leurs travaux au titre de laquelle il était prévu de réduire les effectifs durant la seconde moitié de l'exercice biennal 2008-2009.
The real introduction of the euro in 2002, however, will result in transparency and competition, which will force the national markets to adapt more quickly than they had anticipated.
Mais l'introduction effective de l'euro en 2002 va se traduire par une transparence et une concurrence telles que les marchés nationaux vont devoir s'adapter plus rapidement que prévu.
Thus it was that, more quickly than they had anticipated, they felt compelled to seek approbation from Rome for the Rules and for the Society which on the occasion of reaching beyond the confines of Provence had assumed the title of Oblates of Saint-Charles.
On fut ainsi obligé plus vite que prévu de solliciter l’approbation de Rome pour les Règles et la Société elle-même qui venait de prendre, avec son extension en dehors de Provence, le titre d’Oblats de Saint-Charles.
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